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genomics

Syllabification: (ge·no·mics)
Pronunciation: /jēˈnōmiks, -ˈnäm-, /
Definition of genomics

noun

[treated as singular] Biology
  • the branch of molecular biology concerned with the structure, function, evolution, and mapping of genomes.

Origin:

1980s: from genome 'the complete set of genes present in an organism' + -ics

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